New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The United States' move to halt worker visas for foreign commercial truck drivers has prompted a leading Canadian truck association to demand from its government to address the immigration-related "problems" in the industry.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced that the US will pause issuing work visas to some foreign truck drivers.

"The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on US roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," he wrote on X halting the visas.

Alarmed by the announcement, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) issued a statement regarding the situation in the country with regards to truck driving.

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